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Findmypast.co.uk, an international leader in online family history, today announced the recent addition to their world subscription of Canadian books from Archives CD Books Canada to the site. The collection of books covers numerous subjects in 200 volumes that span almost 350 years of North American heritage from across the continent. The Canadian Books are now available in findmypast.co.uk’s continually growing collection of US and Canadian resources as a core resource for Canadian and Scots-Irish researchers.

Dating back to the 1600s, the Canadian books boast 71,000 pages of items including military, religious, occupational and immigration records, business directories, published genealogies and BMDs. While a primary Canadian resource, its scope of literature crosses over various nationalities and US territories. With titles such as Sketches of Irish soldiers, The Scotch-Irish of California, and German-Canadian folklore the collection is valuable for people with Canadian ancestry and those who can trace their origins back to the UK or Europe.

The books feature a sizeable amount of military records with various nominal rolls and rolls of honour relating mostly to the First World War, such as The Royal Montreal Regiment, 14th Battalion, University of Toronto Roll of Service 1914-1918 and 31st Canadian Infantry CEF 1914-1919.

“The vast amount of information in these books touches upon almost every aspect of daily life in the past,” said Debra Chatfield, Marketing manager for findmypast.co.uk. “As a fundamental backbone for Canadian research, this addition furthers our mission to bring together strong resources from all parts of the English-speaking world that your ancestors migrated to.”

See below for a complete list of the Canadian books collection on findmypast.co.uk:

· A McCurdy Family History
· Andrew Jackson.
· British Columbia, Canada- British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present, Biographical (vol. 3)
· British Columbia, Canada- British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present, Biographical (vol. 4)
· British Columbia, Canada- Influence of the War of 1812 upon the Settlement of the Canadian West
· British Columbia, Canada- On Canada's Frontier
· British Columbia, Canada- Sunset Canada - British Columbia and Beyond
· British Columbia, Canada- The Gold Stripe, nos 1-3, 1919
· British Columbia, Canada- Year Book, 1903
· Bush Life in the Ottawa Valley.
· Canada- “Canada," 1916
· Canada- 13th Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada, 1914 - 1919
· Canada- 1837 Rebellion Losses, Claimants for Damages, 1849
· Canada- 24th Battalion, C.E.F., Victoria Rifles of Canada, 1914 - 1919
· Canada- 2nd Canadian Heavy Battery, 1914-1919
· Canada- 42nd Battalion, C.E.F. Royal Highlanders of Canada
· Canada- A History of the War of 1812
· Canada- Barristers and Solicitors, 1919
· Canada- Canada's Hundred Days
· Canada- Canadian Militia, 1919
· Canada- Elected Representatives and Civil Servants of the Canadian Dominion Government, 1919
· Canada- First World War, photographs of 72 military unit badges.
· Canada- First World War Honour Roll of the Canadian Bank of Commerce
· Canada- First World War, Honour Roll of Bank of Hamilton & Standard Bank of Canada
· Canada- Foreign Consuls, 1919
· Canada- From the Rideau to the Rhine and Back
· Canada- Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1930
· Canada- History of the 16th Battalion CEF, 1914-1919
· Canada- History of the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion C.E.F., 1914-1919
· Canada- History of the Canadian Forces, 1914-19, Medical Services
· Canada- History of the Twentieth Canadian Battalion (Central Ontario Regiment) C.E.F., 1914 - 1918
· Canada- Letters from the Front, 1920
· Canada- List of Orders and Awards, 1919
· Canada- Listings from the Wesleyan - Methodist Almanac for Canada, 1845
· Canada- Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory, 1871
· Canada- Nationwide (1872 and 1894), Quebec (1853)
· Canada- Obituaries from The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1906
· Canada- Officers and Men in the First Canadian Contingent, 1914
· Canada- Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War
· Canada- Patents of Canada, 1824-1849
· Canada- Pathfinders of the West
· Canada- Presbyterian Pioneer Missionaries
· Canada- Provincial Government Personnel List, 1919
· Canada- Railways, Steamships & Steamboats in Canada
· Canada- Regimental History of the Governor General's Foot Guards
· Canada- Royal Montreal Regiment, 14th Battalion, C. E. F, 1914-1925
· Canada- Royal Montreal Regiment, 1925-1945
· Canada- Story of the Sixty-Sixth C.F.A.
· Canada- The Canada Directory, 1853/1854
· Canada- The Century Cyclopedia of Names
· Canada- The Clergy of Canada, 1919
· Canada- The Irishman in Canada
· Canada- The Loyalists of America and Their Times from 1620 to 1816
· Canada- The Peace River Country
· Canada- The Scotch-Irish in Canada.
· Canada- The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland (and other great sea disasters)
· Canada- Three Years in Canada
· Canada- Thrilling Experiences in the War in South Africa
· Canada- Who, What & When in Canada (before the 20th Century)
· Canada- Work of the Canadian Archives, 1908 - 1913
· Capt. Joseph Brant’s Status as a Chief, and some of His Descendants
· Chief Smoke Johnson.
· Ireland - Facts About Ulster
· Ireland - Sketches of Irish Soldiers in Every Land
· Manitoba, Canada- 1951 List of Electors for Rural Municipality of South Norfolk
· Manitoba, Canada- Provincial Telephone Directory #119, December 1947
· New Brunswick Canada- New Brunswick in the 1940's
· New Brunswick, Canada- The First Fifty Years of the Church of England in the Province of New Brunswick, 1783-1833
· Nova Scotia, Canada- A Compendium of the Shipping of Yarmouth, 1761-1902
· Nova Scotia, Canada- A History of the County of Antigonish
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Cape Breton, Canada
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Eastern District Telephone Directory, 1922
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County
· Nova Scotia, Canada- History of Nova Scotia (vol. 3)
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Louisbourg, an Historical Sketch.
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Nova Scotia in its Historical, Mercantile and Industrial Relations
· Nova Scotia, Canada- One Hundred Years with the Baptists of Amherst
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Relief Map & Directory, 1931
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Ships of War, Lost on the Coast of Nova Scotia and Sable Island, during the Eighteenth Century
· Nova Scotia, Canada- The History of the Presbyterian Church in Cape Breton
· Nova Scotia, Canada- The Royal Province of New Scotland and her Baronets
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Yarmouth Past and Present, A Book of Reminiscences
· Nova Scotia, Canada- Yarmouth...a Sequel to Campbells History
· Nova Scotia, Canada, A Chapter in the History of the Township of Onslow
· Nova Society, Nova Scotia's Part in the Great War
· Nova Scotia- Halifax & District Telephone Directory, 1950
· Obituary of a Noted Anthropologist (Dr. A. F. Chamberlain).
· Ontario, Canada- A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other Townships of the County
· Ontario, Canada- A History of Simcoe County
· Ontario, Canada- A History of St. John’s Church, Smiths Falls
· Ontario, Canada- A History of the County of Grey
· Ontario, Canada- Annual Report of St. Paul’s Church, Hamilton, 1905 - 1939
· Ontario, Canada- Baptism records of Rev. John Langhorn (Church of England) of Fredericksburgh, 1787-1813
· Ontario, Canada- Baptism register of Rev. Robert McDowall (Presbyterian) of Fredericksburgh, 1800-1841
· Ontario, Canada- Baptisms in St. Mark's and St. Andrew's Churches, Niagara.
· Ontario, Canada- Belleville Directory, 1940
· Ontario, Canada- Bench and Bar in the Early Days, London
· Ontario, Canada- Berlin Celebration of Cityhood
· Ontario, Canada- Burial records of Rev. John Langhorn.(Church of England)of Fredericksburgh, 1787-1813
· Ontario, Canada- Canada. Its Defences, Condition, and Resources
· Ontario, Canada- Church of England Synod Proceedings, Extracted Personnel Data, 1944
· Ontario, Canada- Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton
· Ontario, Canada- Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of York
· Ontario, Canada- David Zeisberger and his Delaware Indians
· Ontario, Canada- Diary of a Voyage from Scotland to Canada, 1833
· Ontario, Canada- Directory of Smiths Falls, 1948
· Ontario, Canada- Down the Years with Our Lady of Grace Parish, 1863 - 1955
· Ontario, Canada- Early Days at Port Ryerse
· Ontario, Canada- Early Records of Burials in St. Mark's and St. Andrew's Churches
· Ontario, Canada- Early Records of Weddings at St. Mark's and St. Andrew's Churches, Niagara
· Ontario, Canada- Feudalism in Upper Canada (McNab Township, Renfrew Co), 1823 - 1843
· Ontario, Canada- First World War, London’s Honor Roll
· Ontario, Canada- Fleming’s Farm and Live Stock Almanac, 1916
· Ontario, Canada- Galt, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Telephone Directory, November 1958
· Ontario, Canada- Gleanings from the Sheriff’s Records, London
· Ontario, Canada- Golden Jubilee, the T. Eaton Co. Ltd., 1869 - 1919
· Ontario, Canada- Governor Simcoe’s tour through Southern Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- Hamilton Centennial 1846 - 1946
· Ontario, Canada- Historical Sketch of Markham Township, 1793 - 1950
· Ontario, Canada- Historical Sketches of the County of Elgin
· Ontario, Canada- History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- History of Leeds & Grenville from 1749 to 1879
· Ontario, Canada- History of the County of Bruce
· Ontario, Canada- History of the County of Lennox and Addington
· Ontario, Canada- History of the County of Middlesex, Canada
· Ontario, Canada- History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902
· Ontario, Canada- History of the Hospital for the Insane, Penetanguishene
· Ontario, Canada- History of the Ottawa Valley
· Ontario, Canada- History of the Settlement of Upper Canada
· Ontario, Canada- Illustrated Historical Atlas of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Counties
· Ontario, Canada- Inscriptions & Graves in the Niagara Peninsula
· Ontario, Canada- Land Settlement in Upper Canada 1783-1840
· Ontario, Canada- Local History of the Town of Brockville
· Ontario, Canada- Marriage records of Rev. John Langhorn (Church of England) of Fredericksburgh, 1789-1813
· Ontario, Canada- Marriage register of Rev. Robert McDowall (Presbyterian) of Fredericksburgh, 1800-1836
· Ontario, Canada- Marriage register of Stephen Conger, Justice of the Peace of Hallowell, Prince Edward County
· Ontario, Canada- Midland High School Review, Year Book, 1932
· Ontario, Canada- Ontario County; A Short Sketch of its Settlement, Physical Features and Resources
· Ontario, Canada- Ontario, Canada- German-Canadian Folk-Lore
· Ontario, Canada- Original constitution and membership, Ontario Historical Society, 1899
· Ontario, Canada- Ottawa City Directory, 1861-1862
· Ontario, Canada- Ottawa City Directory, 1909
· Ontario, Canada- Ottawa City Directory, 1926
· Ontario, Canada- Ottawa Past and Present
· Ontario, Canada- Past and Present Fortifications at Kingston
· Ontario, Canada- Past Years in Pickering
· Ontario, Canada- Pembroke Ontario's Centenary
· Ontario, Canada- Pioneer Life in Zorra
· Ontario, Canada- Pioneer Papers nos. 1-6, Simcoe County Early History
· Ontario, Canada- Pioneer Politicians, London
· Ontario, Canada- Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst
· Ontario, Canada- Provincial Government Personnel List, 1919
· Ontario, Canada- Queens University Summer School Prospectus, 1943
· Ontario, Canada- Recollections and Records of Toronto of Old
· Ontario, Canada- Remarks on negotiation of the US -Canada border between St. Regis and Sault Ste. Marie.
· Ontario, Canada- Reminiscences of earlier years in Brant
· Ontario, Canada- Reminiscences of the First Settlers in the County of Brant
· Ontario, Canada- Report of the Ottawa and Hull Fire Relief Fund
· Ontario, Canada- Roll of Pupils of Upper Canada College, Toronto, 1830-1916
· Ontario, Canada- Rural Directory for the Electoral District of Lincoln, January 1929
· Ontario, Canada- Shanty, Forest and River Life
· Ontario, Canada- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry- A History
· Ontario, Canada- The Cameron Rolls, 1812
· Ontario, Canada- The Canadian Biographical Dictionary,1880.
· Ontario, Canada- The Caradoc Academy
· Ontario, Canada- The Ethnographical Elements of Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- The Great Western Railway
· Ontario, Canada- The History of the County of Welland, Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- The Hub and the Spokes - The Capital and its Environs
· Ontario, Canada- The London Grammar School and the Collegiate Institute
· Ontario, Canada- The Magnet (vol. 8, no. 1), Jarvis Collegiate Institute Yearbook, 1926
· Ontario, Canada- The Migration of Voyageurs from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene in 1828.
· Ontario, Canada- The Naming of London Streets
· Ontario, Canada- The Parish Register of Kingston (Ontario) Upper Canada
· Ontario, Canada- The Pioneers of Old Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- The Proudfoot Papers per L&M.H.S.
· Ontario, Canada- The Settlement of London
· Ontario, Canada- The Settlement of the County of Grenville
· Ontario, Canada- The Settlers of Lobo Township
· Ontario, Canada- The Settlers of March Township
· Ontario, Canada- The Society of Friends of Lobo Township
· Ontario, Canada- The Story of Dundas
· Ontario, Canada- The Story of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg
· Ontario, Canada- The Township of Scarboro, 1796 - 1896
· Ontario, Canada- The Village of London
· Ontario, Canada- The War Book of Upper Canada College, Toronto, 1914-1919
· Ontario, Canada- The Western University
· Ontario, Canada- The White Chief of the Ottawa
· Ontario, Canada- Toon O' Maxwell—An Owen Settlement in Lambton County
· Ontario, Canada- Toronto & the Home District Directory, 1837
· Ontario, Canada- Toronto, Hamilton & London, Society Blue Book , 1900
· Ontario, Canada- Torontonensis - The year book of the University of Toronto (vol. 17), 1915
· Ontario, Canada- Torontonensis - The year book of the University of Toronto (vol. 38), 1936
· Ontario, Canada- Toronto's 100 Years
· Ontario, Canada- Tribal Divisions of the Indians of Ontario
· Ontario, Canada- United Empire Loyalists of the old Johnstown District
· Ontario, Canada- University of Toronto Roll of Service, 1914-1918
· Ontario, Canada- University of Toronto, Commencement Program, 1947
· Ontario, Canada- Vernon's London Directory, 1944
· Ontario, Canada- War of 1812-15
· Ontario, Canada- Welland County Minutes, 1936
· Ontario, Canada, Ottawa & Kingston City Directory, 1875
· Ontario, Canada The Fathers of London Township
· Ontario, London Public Schools, 1848-1871
· Quebec, Canada- A History of the Eastern Townships
· Quebec, Canada- Histoire de Longueuil et de la famille de Longueuil
· Quebec, Canada- L'Ile d'Orleans
· Quebec, Canada- Lovell's Business & Professional Directory, 1890-1891
· Quebec, Canada- McGill University at War, 1914-1918 and 1939-1945
· Quebec, Canada- McGill University, Directory of Graduates. 1946
· Quebec, Canada- Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa and the Humors of the Valley
· Quebec, Canada- Sketches of some Early Shefford Pioneers
· Quebec, Canada- Storied Province of Quebec - Biographies (vols. 3-5)
· Quebec, Canada- Storied Province of Quebec - History (vols. 1-2)
· Quebec, Canada- The Call to Arms
· Quebec, Canada- The History of the Parish of Hull Quebec, 1823-1923
· Reminiscences by Judge William Elliott
· Richard John Uniacke, a Sketch.
· Robert Wilson, Pioneer Teacher (London, Ontario)
· Saskatchewan, Canada- History of Saskatchewan and its People - Biographies)
· Saskatchewan, Canada- History of Saskatchewan and its People - Histories
· Saskatchewan, Canada- Saskatoon Telephone Directory, 1944
· Saskatchewan, Canada- The Greyston
· Sketch of Peter Teeple, Loyalist and Pioneer, 1762 - 1847
· Some descendants of Joseph Brant
· The Bramshott Souvenir Magazine
· The Gilbert Family History (vol. 5), Ancestry of William Forbes
· The Gilbert Family History (vol. 6), Ancestry of Ezra Holton
· The Gilbert Family History (vols. 1 & 2), Ancestry of Nancy Treadway & Melvin Moffatt
· The Gilbert Family History (vols. 3 & 4), Ancestry of Daniel Britton & Sally Wood
· The Gilbert Family History, (vols. 7 & 8), Ancestry of Solomon Gilbert & Thankful Haskell
· The Reverend Richard Bradford
· The Scotch - Irish in East Tennessee.
· The Scotch-Irish in South-Western Pennsylvania.
· The Scotch-Irish of California
· The Scotch-Irish of Kentucky
· The Voyages and Discoveries of the Cabots.
· The Winslow Papers, 1776-1826
· United Kingdom- Attleborough in War Time
· United Kingdom- London in the Olden Time
· United States- Officers And Members Of The Scotch-Irish Society Of America, 1891
· United States- Our Pledge to Posterity
· United States- Patriotism of The Scotch-Irish.
· United States- The Scotch-Irish of The Bench And Bar
· United States- The Scotch-Irish People- Their Influence in the Formation of the Government of the United States.
· United States- The Scotch-Irish Race Among the Nations
· United States/Canada- Directory of the Biscuit and Cracker Bakers of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, 1885
· United States/Canada- Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America, 1874
· United States/Canada- The Blue Book, Textile Directory, 1897-1898
· United States/Canada- The Scotch-Irish in the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America